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Pope Leo ‘disappointed’ in Illinois governor over assisted dying law
VATICAN ‌CITY, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Tuesday ‌criticized the governor of the U.S. state ‌of Illinois for signing a bill to allow some adults with a terminal […]
Florida Catholic bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement until after holidays
WASHINGTON, Dec ‌23 (Reuters) – Florida’s Catholic bishops are calling on U.S. President Donald ‌Trump to halt immigration enforcement activities until after the ‌Christmas holidays. Read full story Date: 24 […]
Libya says its army chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
ANKARA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The Libyan army’s ‌chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on ‌Tuesday after leaving Turkey’s capital Ankara, the prime minister […]
Canada’s GDP decreases 0.3 pct in October
OTTAWA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Canada’s real GDP decreased 0.3 percent in October, offsetting a 0.2 percent increase in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Read full story Date: 24 December, […]
8 killed after vehicle falls into pond in east China
NANCHANG, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — Eight people were killed after their vehicle fell into a pond in Pengze County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, local police said on Wednesday. Read full […]
Israel announces special bank tax after surge in profits
JERUSALEM, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Israel’s Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday that a special tax will be imposed on the country’s banks after they reported substantial profits this year. Read […]
Venezuela passes law against piracy, blockades amid US oil ship seizures
Dec 23 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling-party controlled ‌National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison ‌sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes or finances […]
Egypt begins reassembling ancient pharaoh’s boat at new museum
CAIRO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Egypt on Tuesday began reassembling ancient King Khufu’s second solar boat at the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a restoration process expected to take […]
Initial estimate puts U.S. Q3 GDP growth at 4.3 pct
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — U.S. real GDP expanded at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter of 2025, marking the strongest growth since the third […]
Saudi oil giant Aramco executive says China is core market, strategic partner
RIYADH, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — China is “a very important and central market” for and a long-term “strategic partner” of Saudi Aramco, an executive of the Saudi oil giant said […]